Dental laboratory technician vs porcelain technician

The differences between dental laboratory technicians and porcelain technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a dental laboratory technician and a porcelain technician. Additionally, a dental laboratory technician has an average salary of $55,271, which is higher than the $39,883 average annual salary of a porcelain technician.

Dental laboratory technician vs porcelain technician overview

	Dental Laboratory Technician	Porcelain Technician
Yearly salary	$55,271	$39,883
Hourly rate	$26.57	$19.17
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	60,024	6,221
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 50%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Dental laboratory technician vs porcelain technician salary

Dental laboratory technicians and porcelain technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dental Laboratory Technician	Porcelain Technician
Average salary	$55,271	$39,883
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $86,000	Between $24,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	Trenton, NJ	-
Highest paying state	Vermont	-
Best paying company	DCS	-
Best paying industry	Professional	-

Differences between dental laboratory technician and porcelain technician education

There are a few differences between a dental laboratory technician and a porcelain technician in terms of educational background:

	Dental Laboratory Technician	Porcelain Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 50%
Most common major	Dental Assisting	Dental Assisting
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Southern California

Dental laboratory technician vs porcelain technician demographics

Here are the differences between dental laboratory technicians' and porcelain technicians' demographics:

	Dental Laboratory Technician	Porcelain Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%	Male, 77.8% Female, 22.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 9.5% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 10.0% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between dental laboratory technician and porcelain technician duties and responsibilities

Dental laboratory technician example responsibilities.

Manage CAD/CAM system for the fabrication of all-ceramic dental restorations.
Manage operations of dental laboratory as lead technician, working directly with patients and dentists in an in-house dental laboratory.
Experience with articulators, grinders, and polishers.
Used wax, plastic models, plaster models, articulators, grinders and polishers.
Perform basic nursing care, emergency and CPR procedures, take and record vital signs; collect specimens.
Used professional customize creativity, and excellent manual dexterity.

Porcelain technician example responsibilities.

General administrative office duties, insurance and patient billing and deliver dentures to surrounding dental practices.
Make a denture start and finishingCustom traysBite BlockNight guard soft, soft and hard, hardBleaching traysRepair AcrilicReline and Rebase.

Dental laboratory technician vs porcelain technician skills

Common dental laboratory technician skills

Dentures, 23%
Patients, 17%
Prosthetics, 12%
Dexterity, 9%
Cad Cam, 5%
Infection Control, 4%

Common porcelain technician skills

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